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Resolved, That the Committee on the Organization of Courts be
instructed to inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill making
it the duty of justices of the peace to hear evidence and try cases in
civil suits in absence of the plaintiff.
On motion by Mr. Stevenson,
Resolved, That the Committee on Judiciary inform this House
whether or not a law requiring a specified period of residence in a
township to entitle any person to vote in such township or precinct,
would be constitutional.
On motion by Mr. Williams,
Resolved, That the Committee on County and Township Business
be requested to inquire into the expediency of amending the law reg-ulating
the construction of bridges over streams dividing two coun-ties
so as to make the cost thereof fall equal upon the taxable prop-erty
of both counties.
JOmT RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Polk offered
Joint resolution No. 22. A joint resolution on amending the Con-stitution
of the United States.
Which,
On motion,
Was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. Moody,
Joint resolution No. 23. A joint resolution directing the Auditor
and Secretary of State to distribute statutes, laws reports, and other
public documents to the county of Newton and other newly organized
counties.
The question being,
Shall the joint resolution pass?
Those ivlio voted in the affirmative ivere,
Messrs, Atkinson, Black, Brucker, Bryan, Bundy, Cameron, Camp-bell,
Cason, Collins of Adams, Collins of Whitley, Combs, Cooprider,
Grain, Dashiel, Davis, Dobbins, Edson, Epperson, Erwin, Feagler,
Ferguson, Fisher, Fleming, Ford, Fordyce, Fralcy, Frasier, GilJbrd,
Goar, Grover, Harvey, Hayes, Henricks, Holcorab, Hopkins, Horton,

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Resolved, That the Committee on the Organization of Courts be
instructed to inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill making
it the duty of justices of the peace to hear evidence and try cases in
civil suits in absence of the plaintiff.
On motion by Mr. Stevenson,
Resolved, That the Committee on Judiciary inform this House
whether or not a law requiring a specified period of residence in a
township to entitle any person to vote in such township or precinct,
would be constitutional.
On motion by Mr. Williams,
Resolved, That the Committee on County and Township Business
be requested to inquire into the expediency of amending the law reg-ulating
the construction of bridges over streams dividing two coun-ties
so as to make the cost thereof fall equal upon the taxable prop-erty
of both counties.
JOmT RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Polk offered
Joint resolution No. 22. A joint resolution on amending the Con-stitution
of the United States.
Which,
On motion,
Was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. Moody,
Joint resolution No. 23. A joint resolution directing the Auditor
and Secretary of State to distribute statutes, laws reports, and other
public documents to the county of Newton and other newly organized
counties.
The question being,
Shall the joint resolution pass?
Those ivlio voted in the affirmative ivere,
Messrs, Atkinson, Black, Brucker, Bryan, Bundy, Cameron, Camp-bell,
Cason, Collins of Adams, Collins of Whitley, Combs, Cooprider,
Grain, Dashiel, Davis, Dobbins, Edson, Epperson, Erwin, Feagler,
Ferguson, Fisher, Fleming, Ford, Fordyce, Fralcy, Frasier, GilJbrd,
Goar, Grover, Harvey, Hayes, Henricks, Holcorab, Hopkins, Horton,